1. The Use of Essential Oil-based Pharmaceutical Products to Control Cattle Ticks
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Apichart Manwicha, Wiwat Pattanawong, Nattha Vigad, Sunee Chansakaow, Pramote Tipduangta, and Kridda Chukiatsiri
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Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of six essential oils obtained from sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.), ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.), litsea (Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.), clove (Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb.) and curcumin (Curcuma longa Linn.) against cattle ticks. Two essential oils demonstrated the greatest significant efficiency and were chosen for further testing on the cattle skin. The results showed that the 8% lemongrass essential oil had the most significant inhibiting effect on the oviposition of engorged female cattle ticks, whereas ginger oil, curcumin oil, sour orange, litsea oil and clove oil, showed lesser effect respectively (p
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- 2024
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